Seven folks have been killed and one critically wounded in a mass taking pictures at two mushroom farms within the metropolis of Half Moon Bay on Monday afternoon, CBS Bay Space experiences. A suspect turned himself in, authorities say.
It was the second California mass taking pictures in three days and was adopted hours later by yet one more.
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Workplace says deputies have been dispatched to the Magic Mushroom Farm after a report of a taking pictures with a number of victims.
Deputies discovered 4 our bodies with gunshot wounds, the workplace mentioned, and a fifth sufferer, additionally affected by gunshot wounds, was hospitalized with life-threatening accidents.
Deputies then raced to a close-by second taking pictures scene -- Harmony Farms, additionally a mushroom farm, the place three extra folks have been discovered lifeless, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.
Whereas it wasn't clear whether or not the 2 farms have been linked, the suspect was described as a disgruntled worker who labored at considered one of them.
Half Moon Bay Vice Mayor Joaquin Jimenez mentioned the victims included Chinese language and Latino farmworkers.
At one level late Monday afternoon, the sheriff's workplace mentioned a media staging can be held at a substation between the 2 farms. At round 4:40 p.m., a person carrying a white baseball-style cap was seen being led away from the substation in handcuffs.
In accordance with the sheriff's workplace, the suspect within the shootings drove himself to the substation and surrendered. CBS Bay space cameras have been there:
The suspect was recognized as 67-year-old Zhao Chunli, a Half Moon Bay resident. The weapon used within the shootings was present in his car, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.
Authorities later mentioned they believed the weapon -- a semiautomatic rifle -- was the one weapon used within the taking pictures however they could not say whether or not it was obtained legally.
A household reunification middle that was arrange was additionally getting used to supply shelter to households who reside in residences which are too near the crime scenes to permit them to return house.
"This sort of taking pictures is horrific," San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus remarked at a press convention Monday night. "It is a tragedy we hear about far too usually, however at this time it is hit house right here in San Mateo County."
The motive for the taking pictures wasn't instantly identified.
It got here solely two days after a mass taking pictures in Monterey Park after a Lunar New 12 months Competition Saturday evening left a minimum of 11 folks lifeless. Afterward Monday, a minimum of one particular person was killed and 7 others wounded in a taking pictures at an Oakland fuel station, authorities mentioned.
On Jan. 16, a 16-year-old mom and her 10-month-old child have been amongst six folks shot to loss of life in what the native sheriff referred to as a "bloodbath" at a house in California's Central Valley.
Nestled alongside the Northern California shoreline, Half Moon Bay is a quiet agricultural bed room neighborhood most well-known for its annual pumpkin pageant and the Mavericks massive wave browsing competitors.
Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted concerning the newest mass taking pictures in his state, saying he was visiting victims from the Monterey Park taking pictures within the hospital when he was pulled away and instructed about what occurred in Half Moon Bay.
"Tragedy upon tragedy," the governor noticed.
White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted that President Biden had been briefed on the Half Moon Bay taking pictures and "has requested federal regulation enforcement to supply any obligatory help to the native authorities." The FBI confirmed it's helping the San Mateo County Sheriff's Workplace with "investigative and forensic sources."
"This is a gigantic tragedy. When any of us consider Half Moon Bay, it is all the time a cheerful, nice thought. It is the house of the pumpkin pageant. It is the Mavericks browsing competitors. However at this time, it is homicide. Seven valuable lives misplaced," Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) mentioned in an interview with CBS Information Bay Space. "We do not perceive why. We're grateful the sheriff's division has the suspect in custody. However that is the shattering of the lives of seven households and it is my understanding that one particular person has been taken to Stanford Medical Middle for remedy and I perceive it is critical."
Eshoo additionally mentioned officers are bringing in Chinese language and Spanish interpreters to speak with the households of the victims in Half Moon Bay.
"We're sickened by at this time's tragedy in Half Moon Bay," Dave Pine, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, mentioned in a press release. "We've not even had time to grieve for these misplaced within the horrible taking pictures in Monterey Park. Gun violence should cease."